Schelhase Torsten
H11 Gesundheitsstatistiken, Statistisches Bundesamt, Zweigstelle Bonn, Graurheindorfer Straße 198, 53117, Bonn, Deutschland.
Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz. 2022 Jan;65(1):3-10. doi: 10.1007/s00103-021-03470-2. Epub 2021 Dec 28.
The cause of death statistics is an elementary basis for determining important indicators such as death rates, years of life lost, and avoidable deaths as well as their changes over time. The results are used in epidemiological and medical research and provide important recommendations for prevention programs and for health policy in general.This article first gives an overview of the history, legal basis, and methodology of the cause of death statistics in Germany. This is followed by the presentation of the data on suicides in Germany with a focus on the year 2019. These data are mapped based on the characteristics of age, gender, region, and method of suicide. Comparisons with older data available since 1980 are made. The outlook gives an overview of the further development of the cause of death statistics, the reasons for current weaknesses in the data collection process, and possible solutions.
死亡原因统计是确定死亡率、寿命损失年数、可避免死亡及其随时间变化等重要指标的基本依据。这些结果用于流行病学和医学研究，并为预防计划和总体卫生政策提供重要建议。本文首先概述了德国死亡原因统计的历史、法律依据和方法。随后介绍了德国的自杀数据，重点是2019年。这些数据根据年龄、性别、地区和自杀方法的特征进行了梳理。并与1980年以来的旧数据进行了比较。展望部分概述了死亡原因统计的进一步发展、数据收集过程中当前存在不足的原因以及可能的解决方案。
